Africa

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed optimism that improvement in relations between Nigeria and South Africa will speed up the process of development on the African continent. Speaking in concurrence with the Chairman of the African National Congress (ANC) and South Africa’s Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, Gwede Mantashe, who …

We cannot stop educating people that they are doing themselves a lot of favour when they do the right things in a democracy, President Muhammadu Buhari has said. The President, according to a statement by Femi Adesina, his Special Adviser (Media and Publicity), spoke Thursday at State House, Abuja, while receiving President …

By Maureen Okon Abuja, Dec. 3, 2020 The National Association of Nigerian Traders (NANTS) and the Nigerian Union of Traders Association in Ghana (NUTAG) on Thursday praised the Federal Government over its planned evacuation of citizens from that country. The groups lauded the Federal Government at an Inter-Ministerial Committee meeting …

United Nations, Dec. 2, 2020 South Africa on Tuesday assumed the rotating monthly presidency of the United Nations Security Council. During the month, South Africa will focus on strengthening the cooperation between African Union (AU) and United Nations, and emphasising the importance of a proactive approach to the maintenance of …

The Nigerian Police Force, NPF, has confirmed the arrest of fleeing former chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), Abdulrashid Abdullahi Maina in Niamey, Niger Republic, Monday. A statement by DCP Frank Mba, Force Public Relations Officer, Force Headquarters, Abuja, said that following the arrest of Maina, the Nigerian …

By Emmanuella Anokam Abuja, Nov. 30, 2020 The National Association of Nigerian Traders (NANTS) has called on the Federal Government to take urgent action as Ghanaian Authorities embarked on another round of closure of shops belonging to Nigerian traders on Monday. The National President of NANTS, Dr Ken Ukaoha, who …

Accra, Nov. 29, 2020 West African gold producer Ghana is preparing to elect a president on Dec. 7, in a race dubbed the “battle of two giants.” Incumbent Nana Addo Akufo-Addo of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) will face former president John Dramani Mahama, leader of the National Democratic …

New York, Nov. 21, 2020 The COVID-19 crisis impacted on Africa “well before the pandemic spread across the continent”, the UN chief said on Friday, marking Africa Industrialisation Day, arriving at a point when many economies were expanding and “poverty was declining”. “Technology and innovation were being embraced across the …

ABUJA, Nov. 19, 2020: Nigerians in the Diaspora have a huge role to play in the socio-economic growth and development of the Country, the Gambia High Commissioner to Nigerian H.E Amb. Amadou Taal has said. Taal stated this during a courtesy call on the Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), …

By Victor Okoye Abuja, Nov. 17, 2020 Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr, has attributed Tuesday’s below par performance of the team against the Leone Stars of Sierra Leone to the poor condition of the pitch at the Siaka Stevens stadium, Freetown. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the …

. .To sponsor Bill to National Assembly Chairman, Aliko Dangote Foundation, and Africa’s biggest philanthropist, Aliko Dangote, has urged all operators in the private sector to commit one percent of their profits to fund the health sector challenges in Nigeria, to enable the country tackle crisis like the coronavirus pandemic …

  turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533 Fewer deaths had shocked and left me dismayed as that of Flight Lieutenant JJ Rawlings (retired), who died on Thursday, November 12, 2020 a few weeks after he had buried his mother. He was aged 73 years. The death, by car assassination, of Dr. Walter …

TD Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa’s foremost tech, lifestyle and solutions distributor, says it has put together unmatched deals and rock-bottom prices on a wide variety of products for its Burgundy Friday Garage sale. The Garage sale is scheduled for Friday, November 20, 2020 from 10am. Equally important, the sale fiesta is …

Former National Chairman of Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, and presently, President of Bioresources Development Group, BDG, Professor Maurice Iwu, will be one of the Key Speakers at a Session of the African Industrialization Week, AIW, 2020. The theme of this year’s weeklong (November 16-20, 2020) celebration of the …

Abuja, Nov. 16, 2020 The Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Monday called an emergency  video conference meeting with representatives of the Gabonese and Gambian football federations. The essence of the meeting was to rule on the incident which occurred on Sunday at the Banjul airport in The Gambia. Gabon’s national …

For the third consecutive year, the pan-African and fully integrated Conglomerate, Dangote Group has again emerged as the Most Valuable Brand in Nigeria for the year 2020, the outcome of the 2020 edition of the Annual Brand Evaluation, “TOP 50 BRANDS NIGERIA” has revealed. Though, still themed Top 50 Brands, …

Banjul, Nov. 16, 2020 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and his Gabon teammates were forced to spend the night sleeping on the airport floor ahead of their vital 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier against Gambia. Aubameyang used social media to highlight their plight after arriving at Banjul airport on Sunday, ahead …

Chairman of Literamed Publications, Otunba Olayinka Lawal-Solarin, who passed on, Wednesday, November 4, 2020, has been described as one of the grand pillars of the book trade in Nigeria and one of the most eminent advocates for the primacy of the book in the national and continental cultural life of …

By Lydia Ngwakwe Lagos, Nov. 13, 2020 United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, on Friday in Lagos, committed to delivering superior and innovative banking solutions to its over 20 million customers around the 20 African countries where it is present. The bank unveiled some products that would drive its retail …

By Nicholas Obisike Enugu, Nov. 14, 2020 A cross-section of football enthusiasts in Enugu says they were disappointed with the Super Eagles for drawing 4-4 with Sierra Leone on Friday in a 2021 AFCON qualifier in Benin City. The football enthusiasts who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) …

Accra, Nov. 12, 2020 Tributes have been pouring in for Ghana’s former president, Jerry John Rawlings, who died in Accra on Thursday morning, aged 73. African Union Commission chairman Moussa Faki Mahamat tweeted: “Africa has lost a stalwart of Pan-Africanism and a charismatic continental statesman. “My sincere condolences to his …

By Maureen Okon Abuja, Nov. 12, 2020 Nigerian traders in Ghana on Wednesday called on the Nigerian government to evacuate them from the country. The traders, in a Save-Our-Soul letter delivered to the Chairman of the Nigerian Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, said they were seeking a secure and …

Eminent Professor of Pharmacognosy, Professor Maurice Iwu, has said that collaboration between herbal and orthodox medicine practitioners at the national, continental and global levels, is key to the development of a cure for the coronavirus, otherwise called COVID-19. Professor Iwu, a former National Chairman of Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission, …

Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, South Africa Chapter has called on Nigerian governments at all levels to ensure that the judicial panels instituted in the wake of the #EndSARS protests are allowed to do their work unhindered and without political interference. In a statement signed by the Chapter Chairman and Secretary, …

As part of activities lined up for his ongoing activities in Egypt, Governor Babagana Umara Zulum was at the World Organization of Al-Azhar Graduates, in Cairo. Zulum was there on Wednesday, during which he requested partnership for the training of academics in Borno’s tertiary institutions and preachers. The governor also …